MERIDA, Mexico -. The Cuban football team achievement a valuable goalless draw as a visitor against Jamaica at the start of the Concacaf Nations League.
The enormous performance of the Cuban goalkeeper Raiko Arozarena stopped the reggae boyzwho were one man up from the end of the first half (min. 43), according to the EFE report.
Arozarena made as many as seven saves in a match where the Cubans were clearly outnumbered and were unable to cross the midfield even before midfielder Yunior Pérez was sent off.
A post in the 18th minute and a missed one-on-one by Spartak Moscow striker Shamar Nicholson were the clearest chances of the match.
Jamaica was unable to overcome a weak Cuban team in the first match under English coach Steve McClaren.
The team led by Yunielys Castillo, for their part, got a valuable draw away from home in a match where they bet from the beginning on putting the bus.
In addition to Cuba and Jamaica, Group B of the Concacaf Nations League includes Nicaragua, Honduras, French Guiana and Trinidad and Tobago.
